There were more than a couple things fantastical in that movie, like the lionhead pauldrons or the visored sugarloaf he wears (have to admit, it is a nice helm)...but I was just glad that they included him in something more than a minor ancillary role. Truth be told, there should be an epic movie of his life, maybe a trilogy even. William Hurt would not have been my first choice as The Marshal. Maybe James Purefoy...I could see him in the role.